About the job

Job summary

House of Commons

The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Introduction 

The Office of the Executive, headed by the Clerk and the Director General, exists to support the executive and drive forward strategic initiatives across the organisation.

The Corporate Resilience team helps the organisation mitigate risks and build organisational resilience. We help to ensure that Parliament can continue to sit and be seen to be sitting following a disruption.

The team is bicameral and works closely with stakeholders across both Houses, the Digital Service and Parliamentary Security.

Job description

This role is based in the Corporate Resilience Team within the Office of the Executive, supporting the wider office in delivering its business plans and objectives. The postholder will assist with secretariat duties for Boards and Groups; provide support to specific projects as they arise; managing engagement activities and other support as required.

The postholder will use their analytical skills to collate, analyse and report on a wide range of management information to create dashboards and reports for staff and groups at all levels of Parliament.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Support the Office of the Executive to develop, maintain and monitor business support functions in line with standards of best practice.
• Collect, monitor and analyse data; producing dashboards and reports as required.
• Provide secretariat support to Boards and Groups as required, including agreeing agendas, circulating papers and taking minutes.
• Support in delivering the team’s communication plan, drafting material and utilising various channels to ensure corporate messaging is cascaded.
• Draft and maintain guidance documents, templates and resources owned by the team(s). 

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• You are comfortable in dealing with numerical information and spreadsheets and keen to enhance and develop these skills.
• You communicate clearly both orally and in writing and can explain complex information to diverse and non-specialist audiences.
• You are able to plan, prioritise and organise your own workload to meet deadlines, while maintaining high quality standards.
• You are able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, and will uphold our principles of equality, diversity, inclusion and political impartiality at all times.
• Incident Management / Business Continuity Qualification or equivalent or willing to work towards.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £29,150, House of Commons contributes £7,870 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

• CV & Supporting Statement – If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500 word limit. 

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description. 

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.